Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Light The Diya an original song by Jo Downs for Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Southampton & Isle of Wight is delighted to present a mini KS1 Christmas songbook and story written for us by Island composer Pam Wedgwood about Christmas at Osborne in Victorian times! Pam has written may incredible musical resources for schools and we are so lucky to have her as an Island resident now and she may well make an appearance on the day to hear your wonderful performances if you are taking part in the event at Osborne this term.
Here you will find vocal track and backing track versions of both songs, The Christmas Star and A Right Royal Christmas Lunch. Alongside that you will also find a small script with the song lyrics and some suggestions for how to stage along with some additional handbell parts which could be played on any tuned percussion (glockenspiels, chime bars).
Feel free to use this in school but please credit Southampton & Isle of Wight Music and composer Pam Wedgwood and let us know about your performances so we can share them too!
Here you will find all the resources for our latest songbook Celebrate! which brings together songs that celebrate different festivals, cultures and traditions from the UK and around the World. Please feel free to make use of these resources however you would like but please credit Southampton & Isle of Wight Music and the composers as necessary.
Schools who are taking part in the performance at Southampton Guildhall on Thursday 4th December you will see that the songs are labelled by Key Stage and you will find a lyrics document and powerpoint for rehearsal along with scores, vocal tracks and backing tracks. Signing videos will be added at a later date.
Key Stage 1
Singing in the City
Light the Diya
The Year of the Horse
Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
Shine a Little Light
Key Stage 2
Gdy Się Chrystus Rodzi
Matunda ya Kwanzaa
The Longest Night
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Treat People with Kindness by Harry Styles with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Let’s Make Friends Song by CBeebies with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Nigel Had A Long Neck by Nick Cope with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Nice To Meet You by Myles Smith with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Keep Your Head Up by Meghan Trainor with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Keep Your Head Up by Andy Grammer with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Keep Your Head Up by Andy Grammer with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Another Day for Me by Nick Cope with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to No, I Don’t Wanna Do That by Nick Cope with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
We are delighted to share with everyone brand new songs commissioned by Creative Island for our annual Vocal prom event at Carisbrooke Castle on Thursday 12th June! These songs are intended to be an expression of what it is to be a young person growing up on the Isle of Wight and to celebrate and champion their hopes for the future.
We have five new songs suitable for a a wide range of ages as suggested with lots of optional parts and arrangements suitable for a variety of ages and abilities. Along with the recordings and backing tracks you will also find pdfs of the the scores and a lyrics powerpoint to support practising these in your setting.
For those schools taking part in the vocal festival we would suggest that different age ranges learn the songs as suggested below but we will organise this with you during workshops to ensure you are happy and comfortable with what you are learning. Some songs are split into parts which will be ensure you have been allocated at your workshop to introduce the material. All songs will need to be learned off by heart for the outdoor performance where possible.
If you have not yet signed up for the vocal prom event and wish to do so please complete THIS form.
This cheerful song about school life on the IOW was written by Island composer Graeme du Fresne is suitable for both KS1 and KS2 with some optional harmonies during the chorus. We will be teaching actions in the workshop to support learning lyrics for KS1 pupils in particular. nb the lyrics on the score for this are slightly mismatched with the pdf and recording please refer to the recording and lyrics document for the final version.
This fun and uplifting pop song from Emily is suitable for KS1, KS2 & KS3(verses only for KS1 if too difficult to learn all the way through) with some optional harmonies and echo phrases. Kindly borrowed from Portsmouth Music Hub’s Song Source resources.
This lovely musical theatre style song from Spotlight IOW’s composer in residence David Redston is suitable for all ages but we recommend KS1 only learn the chorus. schools will be allocated part to learn and follow in their introductory workshop. There are many optional harmonies and extras that could be included.
Another fab musical theatre song from David Redston suitable from KS2, KS3 & KS4 with lots of opportunities for harmonies and additional parts if you feel able to use them. Your workshop leader will make sure you are learning the correct part suitable for the ability of your students.
This call and response pop song it suitable for all ages (KS1, KS2, KS3 & KS4) and will be the finale of our event on the day. You will only need to learn the chorus for the this song as the verses will be filled by schools writing their own verses for the song as part of the songwriting project. During your workshop you will be assigned parts and learn the body percussion at the end of the track.
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Green Green Grass Song by George Ezra with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Pokémon Theme Song by Jason Paige with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to I’ll Be Waiting by Cian Ducrot with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Let’s Go Out by London Rhymes with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Winter Winds by Mumford & Sons with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to The Message by Jo Downs with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Donkey, Don't Stop! by Jo Downs with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
